Tuff
Boy name · #3427 in 2025 · Uniqueness 89/100
In 2025, 34 baby boys were named Tuff, placing it at #3427 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2486, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 boys born in 2025 was named Tuff.
The 30-year story
Tuff first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 61 babies and a rank of #2325. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Tuff per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Tuff in class?
Tuff scores 89 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Tuff will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Tuff is most common
State-level data for Tuff is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Tuff
Statistically, parents drawn to Tuff tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ahnaf, Reef, Tadhg, Timber, and Trust.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Tuff | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3379 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3045 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2416 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2325 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2732 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2347 |
| 2019 | 50 | #2582 |
| 2018 | 48 | #2617 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2450 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3358 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2486 |
| 2014 | 43 | #2754 |
| 2013 | 37 | #2998 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3115 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3114 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3708 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3721 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4901 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4493 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4675 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4464 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6520 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6088 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6013 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tuff a popular boy name?
Tuff ranked #3427 among boys in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2486.
When was the name Tuff most popular?
Tuff peaked in 2022, when 61 American boys received the name (ranked #2325 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Tuff?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American boys was named Tuff. It scores 89/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.